Hi Samantha Jane, and welcome to planDisney! Beach Club is one of my family’s favorite resorts with its sand-bottom pool, mini lazy river, and proximity to EPCOT. And for us, no Beach Club stay is complete without getting the Kitchen Sink at
Beaches & Cream Soda Shop and walking over to the BoardWalk Inn to rent a
Surrey bike!
Now, let’s talk about the pools. Stormalong Bay and the other Beach Club pools are exclusive for overnight guests staying at the resort. When you first arrive at the pool each day, a Cast Member checks your MagicBand or room key and puts a band on your wrist (the bands are limited to the number of guests on your reservation). I’m not sure when you’re visiting, but keep in mind that Stormalong Bay and Shipwreck Pool are closed for refurbishment through June 2025. The Tidal, Admiral, and Dunes Cove leisure pools will still be open.
For your additional child, you can add them to your resort hotel reservation as long as you don’t go over the capacity of your room. There’s one exception–in a room that sleeps five, you can add one infant under three who won’t count towards the five-person maximum. If everyone in your party is at least three years old, you’ll need to book a larger room to have six people on your reservation. At Beach Club, those rooms include the Deluxe Rooms that sleep up to six, the 2 Bedroom Suites that sleep up to seven, the 2 Bedroom Villas that sleep up to eight, and the Newport Presidential Suite that sleeps up to eight.
If you end up sticking with the room that sleeps five, you can always ask the front desk about getting pool access for the additional child. However, in my experience, there isn’t an option to give guests pool access if you’re at your room’s capacity.
Since you’re staying at a Disney Resort hotel, I wanted to highlight some of the amazing perks you’ll get. And it all starts before you even get to Disney World!
You can book dining reservations and
Enchanting Extras 60 days before check-in for your entire stay (up to 10 days). This really helps with snagging hard-to-get character breakfasts, like my favorite with Mickey and friends at Topolino’s Terrace, and glamming it up at Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique. U.K. guests can book Enchanting Extras by chatting with a Cast Member in the My Disney Experience app. Go to ☰ in the lower right corner and scroll down to Chat With Us under the Help & Feedback section.
When you’ve finally made it to the Most Magical Place on Earth, there’s a brand new perk this year—
complimentary water park admission on check-in day, 100% on the Mouse! It’s a fun way to kick off your vacation and let the relaxing begin.
And one of the best benefits, in my opinion, is having more time in the theme parks! I mean, who doesn’t want to maximize the magic as much as possible?! Disney Resort hotel guests get to enter the theme parks 30 minutes before other guests with
Early Theme Park Entry. Since you’re staying at Beach Club, you’ll also get access to
Extended Evening Theme Park Hours, exclusively for Deluxe Resort and Deluxe Villa guests.
I hope you have a pixie-dusted stay at Beach Club. If you have any other questions, we’d love to have you back at planDisney.
JoAnna